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'''Christopher Columbus''' was a Genoese explorer who explored South America for [[Spain]] in 1492.  Christopher Columbus was the second European sailor to arrive at the Americas (after Norse explorer Leif Erikson, whose discovery had no lasting consequences).

'''Christopher Columbus''' was a [[Genoa|Genoese]] explorer who explored [[South Americ]]a for [[Spain]] in 1492.  Christopher Columbus was the second named European sailor to arrive at the Americas (after Norse explorer Leif Erikson, whose discovery had no lasting consequences), (though [[Basques|Basque]] fishermen had been visiting the [[Grand Banks]] off [[Newfoundland]] for hundreds of years).

==FIrst Voyage==

==FIrst Voyage==

==Second Voyage==

==Second Voyage==

When Columbus sailed back to the new world in 1493, he found no sign of Navidad or of his crew. This is what had happened: Columbus’ crew got bored because they found no gold, so they attacked the Indians. The Indians decided to rid themselves of the white men, leaving no trace. Columbus then built a new settlement called Isabella (after the queen), then left it in the charge of his brother Diego and went exploring. He was puzzled that his maps of the east did not match with what he had seen. When he reached modern day Cuba he believed that this was the mainland and forced his crew to swear that it was.  He also discovered [[Jamaica]] shortly afterwards.

When Columbus sailed back to the new world in 1493, he found no sign of Navidad or of his crew. This is what had happened: Columbus’ crew got bored because they found no gold, so they attacked the Indians. The Indians decided to rid themselves of the white men, leaving no trace. Columbus then built a new settlement called Isabella (after the queen), then left it in the charge of his brother Diego and went exploring. He was puzzled that his maps of the east did not match with what he had seen. When he reached modern day [[Cuba]] he believed that this was the mainland and forced his crew to swear that it was.  He also discovered [[Jamaica]] shortly afterwards.

==Third Voyage==

==Third Voyage==

When rumors of the confusion in Isabella reached Spain the king and queen sent [[Francisco de Bodilla]] to investigate. Bodilla arrested Columbus and his brother in the name of the crown, took charge of Isabella forcefully and sent them back to Spain. Columbus begged for one more chance to explore “Asia”. They gave him four broken down ships. His fleet was beaten with storms and he was forced to give up his last journey. He started back for Spain, but his ships were on the verge of collapse and he was forced to stay at Jamaica. He sent one of his crew to Isabella in a canoe to get rescue ships. Seven months later the ships came and took him back to Spain. He died believing that he had made four voyages to Asia.

When rumors of the confusion in Isabella reached Spain the king and queen sent [[Francisco de Bodilla]] to investigate. Bodilla arrested Columbus and his brother in the name of the crown, took charge of Isabella forcefully and sent them back to Spain. Columbus begged for one more chance to explore “Asia”. They gave him four broken down ships. His fleet was beaten with storms and he was forced to give up his last journey. He started back for Spain, but his ships were on the verge of collapse and he was forced to stay at Jamaica. He sent one of his crew to Isabella in a canoe to get rescue ships. Seven months later the ships came and took him back to Spain. He died believing that he had made four voyages to Asia.

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